Thousands of tons of plastic pollution could be escaping into the environment every year … from our mouths. Most chewing gum on sale is made from a variety of oil-based synthetic rubbers—similar to ...

While laws to limit pollution have been around for decades, heavy metal pollutants like lead remain a problem in many areas. Lead and other metals in the soil or air can move through urban ecosystems, ...

Researchers have found that AI-related emissions could soon rival that of all the cars in California. AI electricity consumption could cause asthma deaths to spike by over one-third in the next six ...

In the 1990s, residents of Mexico City noticed their dogs acting strangely — some didn’t recognize their owners, and the animals’ sleep patterns had changed. At the time, the sprawling, ...

Share on Pinterest Air pollution can impact health in multiple ways, including by contributing to antibiotic resistance. Gary Hershorn/Getty Images Antibiotic resistance is a pressing global issue, ...

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A new report has brought to light the challenge of air pollution levels in Africa and why international action is needed to combat it. A new report in Nature Geoscience has brought to light the ...

At a Catholic health conference April 4-5 in Vacherie, La., Kimberly Terrell, a research scientist and director of community engagement at the Tulane Environmental Law Clinic in New Orleans, said her ...

Climate change can seem like an insurmountable challenge. However, if you look closely at its causes, you’ll realize that history is filled with similar health and environmental threats that humanity ...

Particle pollution is specifically to blame, the researchers say. Also called PM2.5 or particulate matter pollution, it’s the mix of solid and liquid droplets floating in the air, according to the US ...

A recent report observed that brains of residents living in heavily polluted cities like Delhi may also be affected along ...

Maryland has a pollution problem. A recent report from the Sierra Club reveals that over the past several years, residents across Maryland have lived with rising levels of ozone pollution that violate ...